This is a hectic week for most of us. Last minute holiday preparations and activities make home cooked dinners hard to manage. Take a few minutes today and think about your schedule next week and plan to make some of these quick and easy dinner ideas, so you won’t have …
PCOS Dinner Ideas
With the holiday season in full swing, it is easy to get run down with all the festivities on the calendar and preparations. Sometimes, in the whirlwind of the holiday season, we forget that we all need some down time. This has been my gift to myself this year. When …
I saw this quote on the wall of my son’s school the other day – “Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.” — Henry Ford. This is a great way to view our mistakes. When we fail to eat healthy, often times it just comes down to poor planning. Take …
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. If you happened to over-indulge over the long holiday weekend, remember that you are just one meal or snack away from getting back on track. Start by planning out your dinners and make extras to take for lunch. This week’s menu features seasonal super …
It is Thanksgiving Week – one of my favorite weeks of the year! Spend this week offering thanks for the little things. Small gratitudes are the antidote to taking life and others for granted. What little things are you thankful for? Today I am thankful that my 11yr old son …
The PCOS Diva Menu Plans are back on track! It has been quite a crazy few weeks I finally got to the grocery store on Friday to replenish my fridge after losing everything to the 6-day blackout caused by the Halloween nor’easter. (One of the reasons I haven’t posted menu …
One of my best strategies is to think about planning your meals around veggies. When I plan meals this way, I can always count on getting my daily dose of veggies. I love to include fresh, seasonal produce whenever I can. October’s bounty not only includes winter squash and …
My 8 year old son, Rhett, went on a field trip last week to a local orchard to pick apples and pumpkins. He came home from school proudly holding a sugar pumpkin and said, “Look Mom, I found the perfect pumpkin!” When I asked him if he was going to …
Just got back from the grocery store and I am always amazed at how many cashiers have no idea what the vegetables are in my cart. Squash in now in season and is on sale, so I picked up butternut, buttercup and acorn. The cashier picked up the buttercup squash …
I am getting ready to take a much needed vacation. For the past week , I have been stockpiling healthy snacks to take with me. Planning is such an important part of being a Diva. Once you start eating healthy, whole foods, your body actually starts to crave them. Unfortunately, …
